penitent

pen·i·tent

P0164900 (pĕn′ĭ-tənt)adj. Feeling or expressing remorse for one's misdeeds or sins; contrite.n.1. One who is penitent.2. A person performing penance under the direction of a confessor.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin pēnitēns, pēnitent-, from Latin paenitēns, present participle of paenitēre, to repent.]

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pen′i·tent·ly adv.

penitent

(ˈpɛnɪtənt) adjfeeling regret for one's sins; repentantn1. a person who is penitent2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity a. a person who repents his sins and seeks forgiveness for themb. RC Church a person who confesses his sins to a priest and submits to a penance imposed by him[C14: from Church Latin paenitēns regretting, from paenitēre to repent, of obscure origin] ˈpenitence, ˈpenitency n ˈpenitently adv

pen•i•tent

(ˈpɛn ɪ tənt)

adj. 1. feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement; repentant; contrite. n. 2. a penitent person. 3. Rom. Cath. Ch. a person who confesses sin and submits to a penance. [1325–75; Middle English < Medieval Latin pēnitent-, Latin paenitent- (s. of paenitēns), present participle of paenitēre to regret] pen′i•tent•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	penitent - (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchyreligious person - a person who manifests devotion to a deityflagellant - a person who whips himself as a religious penance
Adj.	1.	penitent - feeling or expressing remorse for misdeedsrepentantashamed - feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse; "are you ashamed for having lied?"; "felt ashamed of my torn coat"regretful, sorry, bad - feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"; "he felt bad about breaking the vase"impenitent, unremorseful, unrepentant - not penitent or remorseful

penitent

adjective repentant, sorry, apologetic, abject, atoning, rueful, contrite, sorrowful, remorseful, regretful, conscience-stricken a penitent sinner
callous, unrepentant, remorseless, impenitent

penitent

adjective1. Feeling or expressing regret for one's sins or misdeeds:compunctious, contrite, penitential, regretful, remorseful, repentant, sorry.2. Expressing or inclined to express an apology:apologetic, contrite, regretful, repentant, sorry.

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